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Subject:Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
From:Joshua Van Tol
Date:Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:56:58 -0600

>
>> "Flux" is NEVER necessary in typical electrical wiring soldering!!!
>> Rosin is NOT "corrosive", in any way!  I have some home-brew & radio
>> kits I built back in the 60's and later and I defy anyone to find any
>> evidence of any rosin-induced "corrosion" in any of these pieces of
>> equipment!  In fact, me grandmother's '37 Philco AM-SW radio still works
>> fine and, virtually, everything in it is "soldered" together.
>>
> A radio presents a completely different environment to a motor vehicle.
> There is no vibration in a radio and little temperature variation.

An there is never any exposure to moisture and corrosive chemicals
inside a radio.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net